Mandya DC warns of action for black marketing, illegal sale of LPG cylinders

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Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumar.

Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Amid concerns implicit the availability of cooking gas, the Mandya territory medication has clarified that determination is nary disruption successful the proviso of home LPG, and organisation is continuing smoothly arsenic per regular demand.

Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumar, who chaired a reappraisal gathering with officials of large LPG distributors, including Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, and Indian Oil, directed agencies to guarantee uninterrupted proviso crossed the district. “There is perfectly nary shortage oregon interruption successful home LPG supply. People request not panic oregon autumn prey to rumours,” helium said.

The Deputy Commissioner instructed each 34 LPG distributors successful the territory to strictly adhere to authorities guidelines. Food Department officials person been directed to behaviour regular inspection of banal astatine organisation points.

Warning against malpractices, Dr. Kumar said strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against achromatic selling oregon amerciable merchantability of LPG cylinders. He besides said that consumers who person made beforehand bookings indispensable beryllium supplied cylinders connected priority, successful accordance with norms.

Essential services, including anganwadis, schools, hospitals, and authorities hostels, indispensable beryllium prioritised successful LPG organisation to guarantee their regular functioning is not affected, helium added.

Superintendent of Police Dr. V. J. Shobharani, Food Department Deputy Director Prateek Hegde, institution officials, and LPG distributors from assorted taluks were contiguous astatine the meeting.

Published - April 01, 2026 03:05 p.m. IST

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